The Bonfire of the Vanities

A tale of ethnic diversity and how lives can be so different within a few miles of each other.

Long Synopsis:

Set in New York City, a place combining ethnic diversity, fights to be at the top of society as well as poverty and many living corrupt lives. The main settings range from the civilized world of busy 5th Avenue and Central park, to the very different atmosphere of the Bronx - the tale combines how 2 such different types of living within the same area are so unable to coexist with each other, a story of what occurs when they do.
An arrogant investment banker from Wall Street is out and misses his turn while driving his Mercedes and injures a young black youth. This was just the beginning of his problems - it was like he had stepped into another world, the only similarity between the two cultures seemed to be by using the same foul language commonly, and the love for young women. An entertaining novel showing how the comparatively small New York City is a pure example of how the system has failed - how people disobey the law, treat each other socially and how many today generally behave.